Title Democracy under God : constitutions, Islam, and human rights in the Muslim world / Dawood Ahmed, Muhammad Zubair Abbasi

Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023 ©2023

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Description 1 online resource (xxi, 209 pages) : illustrations Series Comparative constitutional law and policy Comparative constitutional law and policy. Contents Introduction -- Islamic Constitutionalism: Origins and Present -- What is an Islamic Constitution? -- Constitutional Islamisation and Islamic Supremacy Clauses -- Case Studies -- Islamic Supremacy Clauses and Rights -- Islamic Review in Practice -- Conclusion Summary "The place of Islam in constitutions invites fierce debate from scholars and politicians alike. Many of these debates assume an inherent conflict between constitutional Islam and 'secular' values of liberal democracy and human rights. Using case studies from several Muslim-majority states, this book surveys the history and role of Islam in constitutions. Tracing the origins of constitutional Islam, Dawood Ahmed and Muhammad Zubair Abbasi argue that colonial history and political bargaining were pivotal factors in determining whether a country adopted Islam, and not secularism, in its constitution. Contrary to the common contention that the constitutional incorporation of Islam is generally antithetical to human rights, Ahmed and Abbasi also show that Islam has not only been popularly demanded and introduced into constitutions during periods of 'democratisation' and 'modernisation', but also that constitutional Islamisation has frequently been accompanied by an expansion in constitutional human rights"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 04, 2023) Subject Constitutional law -- Islamic countries Human rights -- Islamic countries Constitutional law (Islamic law) Law -- Islamic countries -- Islamic influences Constitutional law Constitutional law (Islamic law) Human rights Law -- Islamic influences Islamic countries Form Electronic book Author Abbasi, Muhammad Zubair, 1982- author. LC no. 2022035607 ISBN 9781316662618 1316662616 9781009325066 100932506X 9781009325073 1009325078

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